Dr. Nina Hewitt

Biography

Nina Hewitt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia. She holds a PhD from York University and an MSc from the University of Guelph, as well as a BA with Honours from the University of Western Ontario. Her research focuses on biogeographic studies that explore vegetation dynamics and the impacts of human activities on forest ecosystems, particularly in relation to ecosystem fragmentation, altered disturbance regimes, biological invasions, and climate change. She has conducted studies of plant populations in Eastern North America's forest ecosystems as well as alpine and subalpine systems in the Karakoram and Himalayas. An advocate for innovative education, she has created numerous virtual and augmented reality experiences and investigated the efficacy of pedagogical techniques. She has contributed to the Canadian Mountain Assessment, synthesizing Western Indigenous knowledges in her work. Her commitment to community-engaged learning and geoscience field education underscores her dedication to enhancing understanding of ecological systems.

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